Paramormyrops batesii
Size:
to 152 mm SL.
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Paramormyrops batesii (Boulenger, 1906)
EOL Text
West-central Africa.
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 17; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 22 - 23
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Max. size:
15.2 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 81635))
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Size:
to 152 mm SL.
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A moderate-sized Paramormyrops (Ref. 81635). Head rounded, blunt; snout is U-shaped from above (Ref. 81635). The species has a uniform dark brown colour overall, somewhat lighter on the underside (Ref. 81635).
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Habitat and Ecology:
Habitat and Ecology
Paramormyops batesii is a demersal species. Its electric organ discharge (EOD) is steroid-sensitive (Bass and Hopkins 1985; Landsman 1995). A mature male was reported to have an EOD waveform twice as long as that of two mature females (Landsman 1995).
Systems
- Freshwater
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Environment:
demersal; freshwater
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Electric Organ Discharge:
EOD unknown. The electric organ has electrocytes with penetrating stalks with anterior innervation (Type Pa) in which the stalk penetrations are large. From the anatomy one would expect this species to have a triphasic discharge with a significant initial head-negative phase, P0, to the waveform.
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| Rights holder/Author | Sullivan, John P., Sullivan, John P., Hopkins, Carl D., Africhthy |
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IUCN Red List Assessment:
Red List Category
DD
Data Deficient
Red List Criteria
3.1
Year Assessed
2010
Assessor/s
Moelants, T.
Reviewer/s
Brummett, R., Mbe Tawe, A.N., Dening Touokong, C., Reid, G.M., Snoeks, J. Staissny, M., Moelants, T., Mamonekene, V., Ndodet, B., Ifuta, S.N.B., Chilala, A., Monsembula, R., Ibala Zamba, A., Opoye Itoua, O., Pouomogne, V., Darwall, W. & Smith, K.
Contributor/s
The distribution of Paramormyrops batesii is unclear, more information is needed on the species distribution before a full Red List assessment can be made.
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Population:
Population
No information available.
Population Trend
Unknown
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